San Francisco's Best Gravel Cycling

[@Hillbilly_and_bike]

Oh sorpresa!, Isabel King appears at 4:16 :)

[@Kallapryy]

Isabel charges!

[@lupeocampo4546]

wait was that really her

[@kw4704]

@@lupeocampo4546 Yeah it was her for sure. That's the kit she always wears and she rides the SF area often.

[@johnhouston8297]

Just listened to her interview on the The Gravel Ride Pod 👍

[@vanleeuc]

So good! I’m taking the train up to SF from LA in October with my gravel bike in tow, so definitely using this video to help map out a ride while I’m there. Thanks for sharing✌️

[@BoogieBrew]

Thanks for helping me to appreciate what is in our back yard. The Headlands are a treasure and always a nice place to ride, plus the micro-climate is amazing too, (a land of eternal spring).

[@ProWeAreSo]

Should've hung out with Safa

[@1984-i1w]

safa was in the mountains like a wild goat

[@pedrorusk4811]

Great Loop love that downhill. I used to ride that spot often. Your timing with the weather is pro it's been killer in SF the last few days- Hope to ride with you some day in the future here in Northern California

[@crunchyslime2011]

I live in Oakland and have been around that side but never been on that trail towards the end. That looks awesome. My bike is single speed with only a front break so I’d need to change that but I gotta go on that last trail for sure

[@williamlebron9873]

AWESOME video as always. Thanks for taking us with you. 🤟🏼

[@j1mbobable]

This looks like such a fun place to ride

[@thecrowfliescrooked]

Angle island is where the "escape from Alcatraz" dudes swam to....allegedly.

[@briandineen7857]

Nice video, great job. Thanks. SF is awesome. My second home

[@SoulClubCoffee]

I'm guessing you have a really good dead cat setup in your audio rig!

[@rpavl]

Great view!

[@RoxyStellar]

Barentsen Baywatch took me there thanx !

[@almuntassermohammad7862]

hi there, what camera do you use? and how do you keep the chest mount that steady on the gravel?

[@caledonia_]

What bike are you riding here? I have a Specialized Diverge Comp E5 and I wonder how it would handle these trails. I haven't tried it on much off road and assume I probably need to deflate the tires (I typically just use it as a road bike).

[@ervin7178]

A diverge will absolutely handle these trails

[@red0zone]

ive only ridden the parts of this that are pavement and really want to ride the gravel roads. should i be experienced before doing this gravel descent? where should i start?

[@harshitmohan7554]

love your videos bro

[@jrh1704]

We need a Safa Hotline in SF

[@aloiseaux767]

What phone holder do you use? Looking for one but i'm concerned about sturdiness, but this one seems to hold really well.

[@pedallinraw]

Quad lock...they are amazing with great after sales if you need it 🙂well worth the money 👍🏻

[@adriang2254]

this hub is sooo loud 🔥

[@crunchyslime2011]

Damn what kind of bike is he using to traverse on road and dirt so easily ?

[@ShredST]

He was riding a gravel bike. No 22 Drifter.

[@demonx7]

nice ridee. curious what kind of phone mount I that?

[@TerryB]

www.quadlockcase.net/

[@Sapoguapo]

What kind of setup you riding?

[@MatthewCallier]

Great video.

[@carlberto7214]

Terry b tours

[@axass4603]

What hub do you have? It sounds so sick!

[@TerryB]

DT Swiss 350 w/ upgraded ratchets

[@mogulmayhem]

Terry B is the fucking man. Hopefully I can meet him someday.

[@arbjful]

Is this doable on a mountain bike?

[@TerryB]

yes

[@ahmednaboot2155]

epic

[@javierfrancoguerrero]

is the same route from best geoff?

[@TerryB]

Very similar

[@_Asparagus__]

How is cycling in SF like compared to NYC?

[@TerryB]

Better climbs, better mixed terrain. 1/10 for riding in traffic

[@Tennisfan4200]

@@TerryB can you elaborate? As in safer and less exciting? More dangerous? Just less cars?

[@tricksonafixed]

Where is Jake Ricker?

[@SHADETREE666]

Rode this today but on a hardtail mtb. The video doesn’t do the steepness of that back side of hawk hill justice. That shit gets steep and fast super quick. When I went down it today, I passed a car that had just pulled over to let the passenger out to puke. I guess her stomach couldn’t take that road. Is it rude that I laughed at her as I flew by? Strava says I hit 47mph, not bad on a mtb with beefy tires. Love that ride, took me a little over 2 hours but only cuz I stopped to smoke a joint and the bridge pedestrian traffic was a nightmare. That’s the worst part of that ride, crossing the bridge. Wish they’d keep the west side open to bikes only like they used to, I guess after 3 pm they open that side up. Sick ride man, thanks for reacquainting me with that loop.

[@BoogieBrew]

They routinely work on one side and have to close to any foot or pedal traffic. Yes the bridge gets crowded sometimes but all the more reason to stop for a safety session and get stoned, (helps to enjoy the sport of people-watching). Great report from your mtb ride, btw. ALL bikes are fun in the Headlands!

[@HGZie]

You could've shouted earlier for the first couple to move aside

[@BoogieBrew]

Or use a sweet Spurrcycle bell! (Made in Sausalito no less).

[@insertrev]

Rallye

[@davidtuckerfm]

Not cool FedEx 👎

[@nullvoid4226]

Wrong side the bridge Terry. That's why so many pedestrians.

[@TerryB]

Other side is only open during commuter hours

[@1984-i1w]

damn peds

[@nullvoid4226]

They got you good

[@BoogieBrew]

As stated in another comment already, if there are maintenence workers performing their endless bridge work, then as frequently as not, they will only allow foot and pedal traffic on one side.

[@jimmybrownett5983]

🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🏃🚶🚴🚴🚴🚴🚩

[@claudeschweizer3932]

so at around 0:35 there's a guy holding a "slow"-shield.... uhm... why holding it up ;D just plug it somewhere, what a waste of a human ;D nice commitment anyways ;)

[@mruizsr]

So many pedestrians because you're on the pedestrian side of the bridge😄

[@TerryB]

Bike side closed at the time :)

[@BoogieBrew]

Night time is so romantic to ride across the bridge ss it's closed to pedestrians but they always buzz riders through (we're too happy pedaling to consider suicide, etc).

[@mruizsr]

@@TerryB yeah apparently it also closes at 8pm except for commuters. Found out the hard way the other day. Luckily they buzzed me across on the pedestrian side.

[@mogulmayhem]

Correction: World's Best Graveling Cycling.

[@TerryB]

Noted

[@mogulmayhem]

@@TerryB when are you headed to Vermont with your bikes? The gravel riding up there will blow your mind, especially if you go in the fall. If you're looking for places to ride mountain bikes, Kingdom Trails is worth a trip, Mad River Valley's Cranko De Mayo Gravel Grinder route has some of the most beautiful Class 4 roads around, and Ted King's Rooted Vermont gravel route is also a stunner. Regardless, it has been great to follow your content! I grew up in the Hudson Valley, so it's great to see someone else enjoying Harriman State Park by bike, and I also know SK (Ben) from Minneapolis; he's the real deal.

[@dandronemoan4041]

San Francisco's best gravel ride (not in San Francisco)

[@TerryB]

That’s a great title

[@millerprj]

Was that Isabel King you passed by at the bottom of that first descent? I recognised her orange kit right away, haha!

[@KMAN10694]

Haha 100% was

[@samushamu7372]

Yep! the orange plaid pattern on the bibs is signature 😂

[@benjamiinbutton84]

I needed this so bad . After a long day at work , i wasn't able to make it back in time for my bike ride . So instead I tuned in to your channel and I saw this amazing video . Thanks man . I appreciate your content, and your creativity.

[@the_derpler]

It can sometimes be absolutely terrifying at times to go against the cars in that tunnel. I had some very close calls that make either wait like you said or sometimes just do the road climb back up McCullough. That tunnel was super awesome for those few glorious months where cars were banned from the headlands.

[@BoogieBrew]

Or ride tunnel at night when nobody is there!

[@pdo400]

Not waiting for the tunnel traffic to switch and getting buzzed head on by a FedEx van practically makes this a Hotline! Glad it flipped partway through so you could take the lane ahead of the cars back and zoom downhill as per standard procedure. 😅

[@alirajarimba329]

Hello

[@fcknsick]

The audio was dialed on this one.

[@thegefster1988]

It's a great ride until you ride back into the city and you think to yourself...... "I am paying how much to live here"? '

[@Marco-717]

I'm from Oakland and I'm barely getting into mtb or gravel (been on my road bike since 2011). Great commentary 👍 great video. Thanks for sharing

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

Where all the DFL riders would go preseason to get ready for CX, so to us it was SF's best cross cycling because a gravel bike was something the Flintstones would have had. (edit) Maybe after your last video readers of this comment will now know what DFL is, LOL.

Hello the scenery is very beautiful, thank you my friend👍

[@janemf]

This is where i do all my running. I can smell it now just watching this video. Trails == home.

[@tbz1551]

5:55 I feel like there should be a shirt, sticker or something with a Cooper Ray bench.

[@pedallinraw]

Nice loop TB thanks for taking us along 🙂✌🏻

[@markelllle]

u coming over here n blowing up our shit mane

[@NoobieToob]

He ain't blown nuthin dawg.

[@sgplata1944]

Got me wanting to make a gravel bike

[@MarcosFlores-z1y]

✌️

[@peterjake9621]

Loved going through that tunnel at end 😀👍

[@j1mbobable]

0:29 is that a real person?

[@kroeff_san]

Amazing

[@MitchellSains]

Love the video bro, what kind of equipment you filmin on?

[@ghalston5641]

Zombie thread.. but at my advanced age I am considering trading my heavy suspension MTB for a gravel bike and the title showed on my feed.. This ride practically brought on tears of nostalgia, as I began riding out on the Headlands from my place in Noe Valley in…1977, on my Gitane 10 speed. I even broke the frame in those gravel fire roads. As another comment said, I can smell the fragrant air even today. Now I have to get back to SF and try this ride again!

[@FGCScrub]

That Orange...Must be none other than Iz King.

[@ninetendopesaitama2107]

How is crashia? ;) And the pedestrian he crashed into?

[@sterby1]

Quick question, clipless or pinned flats for gravel riding?

[@Highnoonshred]

Thanks Terry! 🤙🏼🚴🏻‍♂️💨

[@felicetanka]

Longer lense

[@davidsubritzky9763]

Awesome 👌 Terry !! Have you been to Sydney

[@pjszmn]

Dis Safa?

[@mihteq]

Thanks for sharing!

[@asmirno8]

😻

[@HTibor]

Super videó,thanks Terry.

[@gielvh]

How do you get your bike on plane. You should show us.

[@TerryB]

With a bike bag

[@dollabillwill415]

love the content but cmon man another clickbait title where SF proper isnt even in the video. would love to see some footy from the city itself

[@TerryB]

LOL 😂

[@thepassionofthegoose5472]

To a San Franciscan the title is legit. There and P-Loop is where the majority of all local cycling happens that isn't dodging cars parked in a bike lane, which is also glorious fun.

[@BoogieBrew]

It's super legit title cos EVERY cyclist in SF goes to the headlands all the time. Come on man, it's a world next door, right across the bloody bridge.

[@krissifadwa]

Terry, just move out West already!

[@TerryB]

Lived there done that :)

[@businesscasual8162]

Do you miss the bay at all Terry?

[@TerryB]

Always

[@calixtemidon1185]

You are In the wrong lane. The bike path on the golden gate is the side with view on the pacific.

[@TerryB]

Only during commute hours